Albeit the governing organization doesn’t automatically review every incident at the test circuits- as the test events are mostly arranged by teams & aren’t exactly any FIA-run event- yet Alonso’s 3 days in the hospital following the test crash has kind of prompted FIA to take to a serious action.

As per the reports, by now FIA has started to work in collaboration with the McLaren team to work on accident details. Furthermore, FIA has also sourced CCTV footage carrying data on Alonso’s crash & FIA is hopeful that the CCTV information would render better insight on actual happenings that day.

The CCTV footage has revealed that Fernando was running wide & was on continuous attempt to correct the car & then slowed down a bit prior to hitting on the wall.

One of the FIA spokesmen remarked that they are trying to find out whether safety improvements could be made to prevent such crashes in future.

“We would be looking really carefully on the happenings of the day”, noted the spokesperson from FIA.

“We are looking to know what exactly happened that day & we would be gathering the data & fully co-operate with McLaren.”

The very fact that Fernando had to spend 3 nights at the hospital following his test crash has led to wild speculations claiming that the collision wasn’t normal at all. This uncertainty was further worsened by McLaren as the team did not divulge any public details regarding the car speed & G-forces which Alonso experienced.

The team has actively refuted suggestions regarding Alonso’s ill health & unconsciousness prior to the crash. According to the team, it was an extremely mighty squall of wind that led to the unfortunate crash.

]]>http://www.drabikracing.com/2014-auto-club-400-at-auto-club-speedway-nascar-sprint-cup-series/feed/132015 F1 Calendar Drops Koreahttp://www.drabikracing.com/2015-f1-calendar-drops-korea/
http://www.drabikracing.com/2015-f1-calendar-drops-korea/#commentsMon, 19 Jan 2015 16:37:35 +0000indexhttp://www.drabikracing.com/2015-f1-calendar-drops-korea/Korean GP has been unfortunately dropped from new 2015 calendar. The news is surely a shocking one for the Korean driving enthusiasts.

The Korean race was quite a surprise add-on to the F1 schedule that was displayed in 2014 December but with the usher of new year, the FIA authorities declared the omission of the said from final version.

According to sources, Korea Grand Prix was included upon the request of Bernie Ecclestone but was removed as it turned clear that such a thing wasn’t viable.

The F1 revised schedule is already published on the official website of FIA.

Interestingly, the decision isn’t any surprise for many.

The Korean race was placed at the 5th F1 race3 in 2015 that was scheduled to take place on May 3, just 7 days prior to 1st European race at Spain. However, the sources had always stressed on the fact that Korea’s inclusion was nothing more than a ruse.

In fact, the race was added on as a possible route to permit engine manufacturers in continuing to use 5 engines this very season, instead of the 4 demanded in 2015 regulations. The plan centered around a rule which states that each driver can have 5 engines in 2015 in case the calendar shows over 20 races. Top-profile sources have remarked that this move originated especially from constant nudge by Renault & Red Bull.

It was a huge struggle with steady reliability for Renault last year & the company is under great pressure to enhance its engine in the endeavor to match up with dominant engine unit from none other than Mercedes. But the rival squads have noted that the F1 calendar displayed last month – that had Korea Grand Prix yet tagged it unconfirmed- wasn’t the actual schedule as the earlier version, sans Korea, had been already published last September.

]]>http://www.drabikracing.com/hd-nascar-sprint-cup-2012-watkins-glen-finger-lakes-355-full-race/feed/24Lewis Hamilton Owes His SPOTY Trophy To Social Networkinghttp://www.drabikracing.com/lewis-hamilton-owes-his-spoty-trophy-to-social-networking/
http://www.drabikracing.com/lewis-hamilton-owes-his-spoty-trophy-to-social-networking/#commentsWed, 07 Jan 2015 12:07:53 +0000indexhttp://www.drabikracing.com/?p=206The popular decision to champion F1 star racer Hamilton (Lewis) as BBC SPOTY 2014 has been received with mixed reaction. According to many, the F1Q champ owes his win largely to social networking stimulation.

It’s not just because he brought his furry friend at the red carpet event of Glasgow but also given his convincing upper hand over golf star Rory McIlroy who was the top favorite for the coveted BBC honor this year.

As per the sources, the F1 racer received around 209,920 telephone & online votes which formed 33.8 percent of votes received for choosing the SPOTY trophy 2014 – and it successfully eclipsed Rory’s 19.9 percent share by high mark of 86, 175 votes. It wasn’t a very close-run thing & was beyond the expectation of many.

The Irish golf star was rated 2/9 on the winning scale by the bookmakers when BBC came up with the ten-person shortlist in the last week of November. Lewis’ odds came up from the previous 3/1 price yet still his victory margin indicates how many people underestimated the very esteem of his 2nd driver’s title.

As a perfect gentleman, Rory took the unexpected defeat gracefully even when a huge share of golf stars were quite baffled at the very decision.

As Ian Poulter posted on Twitter- “Absolutely ridiculous that Rory did not win SPOTY 2014. Great respect to Lewis but, again, come on. BBCSPOTY is a huge joke today.”

Hamilton’s Facebook page has received 2.9 million Likes in comparison to 708,000 Likes received by Rory’s page. In the contemporary digital age, such a huge margin of “Likes” on Facebook could be quite a stimulating factor. The very hashtag urging people to vote for the F1 champ went viral online and so pictures of Lewis’ wrapped in Union Flag.

]]>http://www.drabikracing.com/radioactive-from-martinsville-watch-out-for-flames-nascar-race-hub/feed/3Jenson Button almost certain to leave F1http://www.drabikracing.com/jenson-button-almost-certain-to-leave-f1/
http://www.drabikracing.com/jenson-button-almost-certain-to-leave-f1/#commentsTue, 09 Dec 2014 08:58:39 +0000indexhttp://www.drabikracing.com/?p=202Jenson Button is set to announce his retirement from Formula One at the end of the season, bringing the curtains down on a 15 year long career when the season finishes with the final race at Abu Dhabi on November 23.

It is believed that McLaren will re-sign former two time Formula One Drivers’ World Champion Fernando Alonso to replace the departing Briton.

The Englishman has waited quietly for months waiting eagerly to find out whether he or his rookie teammate Kevin Magnussen will be making way for the imminent arrival of McLaren’s prodigal son and according to reports, team principal Eric Boulier believes the 22 year old youngster will be the better option as a teammate for Alonso rather than the former world champion Button.

An insider source at the British team said that Eric Boulier believes that the two drivers must fit into the team together and not have two number one drivers and this gives the youngster the edge over the experienced Englishman.

Button has also said that he doesn’t want to move to a lesser team just to prolong his career in Formula One and will move on if he is not awarded a new contract at the end of the season.

The Englishman has 265 races under his belt, more than any other active driver in the sport at the moment and also fifteen wins.

Button considered quitting the sport earlier this year after the death of his father John who was always an ever-present figure during races and has raced in a pink helmet since then.

He is now considering reuniting with his friend and former Red Bull Racing driver Mark Webber in the World Endurance Championship, a Le Mans style racing competition where the Aussie driver races for the Porsche factory outlet team.

]]>http://www.drabikracing.com/nascar-14-race-3636-final-race-ford-ecoboost-400/feed/25Sochi Autodrom set to host the inaugural Russian Grand Prixhttp://www.drabikracing.com/sochi-autodrom-set-to-host-the-inaugural-russian-grand-prix/
http://www.drabikracing.com/sochi-autodrom-set-to-host-the-inaugural-russian-grand-prix/#commentsSat, 18 Oct 2014 22:51:07 +0000Liamhttp://www.drabikracing.com/?p=199The Rusian Grand Prix will be taking place soon although the Formula One family has been devastated by the terrible accident with which met the young rising star, Jules Bianchi. Although the excitement has been considerably reduced due to the bad news of his health but still the people will be witness to a historical occurring. It had been a long standing dream to organize a Russian Grand Prix and it is finally taking shape. The Sochi Autodrom has been built at the site of an Olympic venue and the Russian fans are looking forward to catch some action in front of their eyes. The track will be filled with surprises for the drivers as they will be experiencing it for the very first time. There will be little time to adjust due to the schedule of the races but the teams are confident of success.

Herman Tilke is the man who is responsible for designing this track and he seemed visibly excited about it. He said that the track was built to fit in around the existing stadium that had been built for the Olympics. It was a tough job to do but he believes that his team has been able to carry out the mission to fullest effect. According to him the average speed on the track will be 210 kmph but there is a potential of raising the top speed up to 320 kmph. Turns 2 3 and 4 will provide a lot of challenge to the drivers. They will also be prone to losing out on time in the last part of the racing track. There have already been comparisons with the other tracks of the world including the ones in Singapore and Istanbul. But on ething is for sure that the track will be slippery in the beginning.